Mekong Giant Catfish
Pangasianodon gigas
The Mekong Giant Catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pangasiidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 300 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.
- Size
- 300 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature20–28 °C
pH6.5–7.5
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyPangasiidae
- GenusPangasianodon
- SpeciesPangasianodon gigas
Quick answers
- Mekong Giant Catfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 300 cm (total length).
- Mekong Giant Catfish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.5.
- Mekong Giant Catfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.
Related species
Sources
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